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Reflecting on Hops, Skips, and Leaps at Taos Academy Charter
In this Insight, Elizabeth LeBlanc shares some of the hops, skips, and leaps Taos Academy Charter has made during the COVID-19 pandemic to facilitate effective teaching and learning – and examines what they'll take forward with them.
Learn About Vaccines from BrainPop
In this BrainPOP movie, Tim and Moby discuss vaccines and how they work.
A Kid’s Guide to COVID-19: How Vaccines Work
Boston Children’s Hospital explains how vaccines work in this child-friendly video
Taos Academy’s Homework Hotline
Taos Academy offers a virtual homework hotline every Friday from 8 AM to 12 PM during the school year to support students with their questions and needs.
ASU Prep Digital’s Discussion-Based Assessment Rubric
ASU Prep Digital created a scoring rubric that instructors can use when administering discussion-based assessments. The rubric details the points students can earn along with an explanation of each.
VLACS Discussion-Based Assessment Rubric
VLACS created a rubric that explains the goals of discussion-based assessments along with details of how students can demonstrate mastery and meet articulated expectations.
Badges and Pathways
Students at VLACS use Badgr to track their badges and find information related to specific career pathways.v
Morning Launch Template
This template from The Forest School Online demonstrates how students lead a daily 15-minute morning launch which covers learner outcomes, questions of the day, and a call to action. The morning launch kicks off each day by building culture among...
Discussion-Based Assessments
Demonstrating mastery through a one-to-one conversation with an educator, in place of a traditional written assessment.
A Day in the Life of an ASU Prep Digital Student
This video shares a glimpse into how a student at ASU Prep Digital uses the flexibility that the school offers to plan out coursework based on her personal schedule, which also includes daily music practice/lessons.
Taos Academy’s Hybrid Weekly Schedule
These examples from Taos Academy demonstrate how different students with unique needs can craft a weekly schedule that best supports their individual learning style as well as personal circumstances.